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Can having anxiety cause ectopic heart beat?
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Yes: Stress/anxiety and increase sympathetic tone can lead to increased ectopy.
Answered 6/20/2019
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Yes: Specially anxiety/ panic attacks with normal heart. See your physician for a good history and physical exam and to r/o other heart and non heart conditions.
Answered 9/24/2013
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